Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-19

season produce about two hundred
runners. The best year of the straw
berry is the third, and it does not pay
to keep strawberry plant more than
six years. Iprefer the killing system.
as being more productive and requir-
ing less labor. An acre set out in
strawberries may be made to produce
three hundred bushels. The most
vigorous plants are those from which
all runners are plucked During the
winter mulch of fine manure should
be applied, and during the bearing
season mulch Of straw, hay or sea-
weed should be applied; this latter to
keep the fruit clean. Remove this
mulch as soon as the berries are over,
so as to again admit air and light.
This mulch is beneficial during the hot
weather because it retains the moisture,
but if let stay too long itblackens and
decays the roots of the strawberry.
Job. d. P07naly.
EARTH WORMS.
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In the use Of lime water to destroy
earth worms in the soil of flower-pots,
some persons fear injury to the plants
by using it too strong, and therefore
neglect to employ it altogether. 1t
should be understood that lime water
will not injure plants. And by lime
water is meant water containing all
the lime it will hold in solution. This
is definite quantity. and cannot be
increased, no matter how large an
amount Of lime in excess is used for a
certain quantity of water. The water
will hold so much and no more. After
Stacking lime in water it is allowed to
settle, and then the clear liquid is
poured Off this is lime-water. The
soil OF plant can be saturated with
it by pouring it on, or by imnersing
the pot in it for a time. This oper-
alton will destroy earth worms or COM
pei them to escape.
TREES IN SOD.
It has been found thattrees are long
est lived when kept in sod. When the
soils cultivated the trees. especially in a
in rich soil, will often make a rank
growth of three or four feet The wood
will be soft, and, as it generally fails t.
ripen, the growth will be killed during
the winter. In clean, open soil, too,
the freezing and thawing of winter is
more injurious than if the ground is
covered with good sod.
DAIRY RULES.
Boiling starch is much improved by
the addition Of sperm, or salt, or both.
little gum arabic. dissolved.
Clear boiling water will remove tea
stains; pour the water through the stain
and thus prevent its spreading over the
fabric.
The Michigan Dairymen' 5 Association
presents the following rules for dairy
men who deliver milk to cheese facto-
ries or creameries:
Cows must have an abundance of
good wholesome food, pure and not too
cold water, to which they can have ac-
cess at all times.
Cows must not be overheated, or I'M
duly excited or worried at any time.
The udder and teats should be through
" cleaned before milking, by washing if
need be, and the teats should be wet
during the process Of milking.
Milk should never be allowed to
stand where it is subjected to foul odors
of any kind.
Kindness and gentleness should be
used at all times. Cows should not be
excited by loud talk or noises.
Cows should be MIXED by the same
mixer and as quickly as possible, and
good, pure water and salt placed in easy
access.
During cold weather COWS should be
comfortably housed, their stalls well
cleaned and Uttered, and an abundance
ofgood, not too cold, water accessible.
Milk, if kept over night, should be
placed in a tank surrounded by cold
water or ice
1t the milk is for butter or cream
for the creamery or market, cool the
dreamer to about forty or forty-fve
degrees before turning the milk into.
Put the milk in the creamer as soon as
drawn. 1t should remain for twelve
to twenty-four hours for complete
separation.
II the milkis for cheese, aerate it
well, thoroughly stirring and cooling
to seventy-hve degrees before starting
to factory.
Milk must never be allowed to stand
in cans after being returned to the
arm, and they should be thoroughly
washed in warm water and then scalded
with water, boiling hot and thoroughly
secured with salt at least twice a week.
Soap, soda or other alkalies shonld not
be used to clean cans or pals.